Chak Au Conservative
Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)
Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated), as of June 17, 2026
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This is from the published bill.
This enactment amends the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to increase penalties for offenders who traffic, possess for the purpose of trafficking, import, export or produce certain amounts of synthetic opioids.
It also amends that Act to add as aggravating factors for sentencing purposes in relation to offences respecting synthetic opioids the fact that the offence was committed in proximity to certain facilities or that the offence involved a certain amount of the substance.
Finally, it amends the Criminal Code to provide that certain offenders who traffic, possess for the purpose of trafficking, import, export or produce certain amounts of synthetic opioids are ineligible for parole for 25 years.
All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.
Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-289s:
Chak Au Conservative Richmond Centre—Marpole, BC
Mr. Speaker, the B.C. Supreme Court struck down a law that would make drug dealing even more legal across Canada. Canadians need protection from traffickers flooding our communities with deadly drugs. Our Conservative plan, alongside Bill C-289, would toughen penalties for serious fentanyl traffickers and save lives.
Will the Liberal government appeal the ruling and support the legislation that Canadians need to stop the drug supply in our streets and save lives, yes or no?
Costas Menegakis Conservative Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill, ON
Mr. Speaker, last year we lost 5,630 Canadians to the opioid crisis. That is 15 lives lost every day. Emmy Liu, 14 years old, was one of the increasingly alarming number of young Canadians whose lives were stolen by the fentanyl traffickers. These criminals who profit from producing and trafficking opioids should face serious consequences. That is why Conservatives introduced Bill C-289 to strengthen penalties for these criminals. Emmy's legacy could be more than a tragedy.
After the decade of Liberal rule that ushered in the opioid crisis, will the Liberals stop grandstanding and deliver results by supporting this bill?